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Studenate

Discussion Starter · #3 · Jun 12, 2009

What I was thinking, too, but

that rear pillar is throwing me off. I only remember fords of the era with the traditional front-leaning rear pillar

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eloc431962

· #4 · Jun 12, 2009

Looks like a mercury of some sort,just not sure which yet. Cole

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eloc431962

· #5 · Jun 12, 2009

1960s Ford Galaxie Starliner: maybe. Cole

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OLNOLAN

· #6 · Jun 12, 2009

My Guess

1967 Dodge Monaco 500 2dr Hardtop,what's The Prize?

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klutchmaster427

· #7 · Jun 12, 2009

ding ding ding ding ding we have a WINNER!! Congratulations! you are the next contestant on....THE PRICE IS RIGHT!! Up for bid today is this beautifully ugly cookware set! Accompanied by this timeless collection of bengay! You'll grow old with it!

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cobalt327

· #8 · Jun 12, 2009

Here's the photo cleaned up a little.

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dinger

· #9 · Jun 13, 2009

OLNOLAN said:
1967 Dodge Monaco 500 2dr Hardtop,what's The Prize?

I think you're right, would 66 fit this also? My Dad had one of these, dang near indestructible!

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Bryan59EC

· #10 · Jun 13, 2009

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OLNOLAN said:
1967 Dodge Monaco 500 2dr Hardtop,what's The Prize?

ding ding ding ding ding we have a WINNER!! Congratulations! you are the next contestant on....THE PRICE IS RIGHT!! Up for bid today is this beautifully ugly cookware set! Accompanied by this timeless collection of bengay! You'll grow old with it!<<<<<Klutchmaster

Not so fast guys---------this is a 68
Please note the side marker lights.

Being how my FAVORITE car is a 67 Chrysler 300-----I can pretty much smell one out.
Chrysler/Dodge/Plymouth all used essentially the same bodies
(might also look at some AMC cars of the same era---some of those 2dr cars had the same roof)

I had a yellow one with a black roof AND a mint green one.
The green one had the 440/4spd/discs/limited slip-----no radio/heater/undercoating (stolen 9-89)

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Bryan59EC

· #11 · Jun 13, 2009

dinger said:
I think you're right, would 66 fit this also? My Dad had one of these, dang near indestructible!

65-66 cars were different
All cars had a much smaller "C" pillar
the plymouth line was an updated trimmer look than the 64 Fury
Dodges were longer and much more slabsided those years.
The Chryslers were long cars with flatter noses and more sculptured rear ends. the sides were both convex and concave prominent belt mouldings similar to the 65/6 Chargers (tops of fenders and qtrs). Upscale Chryslers (New Yorker/300) had glass covers over the headlights (cool).

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cobalt327

· #12 · Jun 13, 2009 (Edited)

Tried some gamma correction along w/contrast and brightness.

It's got vent windows, so if it's a GM, makes it pre-what, '68?

I can almost see an Impala, then it's gone. The first time I saw it, I immediately thought Mercury, maybe a Monterey.

I'm thinking the C-pillars are "custom", maybe.

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Bryan59EC

· #13 · Jun 13, 2009

Nothin' custom about it-----except for the baby moon hubcaps.

Full Size 1968 Dodge Polara (C-body)

Look at the roof of the 67 Chrysler I posted earlier.
Pretty much the same car
same engines/trans/rear/ subframes / floorpans

essentially the same car with different skin and bumpers

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OLNOLAN

· #14 · Jun 13, 2009 (Edited)

Mystery Car

Looks like it's a Mopar for sure, BUT even with the photoshop cleanup it's still an ugly sob. Alot of the cars I considered ugly years ago have started to look better when I look at the styling. This ain't one of them. Maybe with a big honkin 440 I might learn to like it.

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Conrad_AZ

· #15 · Jun 17, 2009

Yep, it's a 1968 Dodge Monaco 500. Here is a little (not much) better photo of one.

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redsdad

· #16 · Jun 17, 2009

I think the 68 is right on. The round side marker light was a 68 only, IIRC. Knew it was a big Mopar right off. Have to take everyone's word for it that it was a big Dodge.

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cobalt327

· #17 · Jun 18, 2009

redsdad said:
big Mopar

Indeed, BIG MOPAR about sums it up.

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cranky1

· #18 · Jun 19, 2009

It's a 68 for sure but didn't the Monaco 500 have the bright stainless lower trim panel? Also, the Monaco and the Polara had different grille and tail treatments. Basicly, same body but different trim level and interiors etc....hard to tell without out seeing the front and rear but from the side, I'd have to say it's a Polara....but ya, a 68.

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Bryan59EC

· #19 · Jun 20, 2009

Polara it is

Polara was the "Fury I" and "Fury II" of the Dodge line.
Base cars without a lot of frills

The Polara 500 was Dodge's "Chrysler 300" or "Sport Fury"
The Polara 500 also had much more trim than the standard Polara.
(Correct about the front and rear treatments as well)

Then there was The Monoco and Royal Monoco -- Premium price class cars with all the goodies (Think "New Yoker" & "Imperial")

Chrysler had 2 levels of the "Newport", "300", and the "New Yorker"
(300 being the Performance Chrysler-----and it was)
These cars also had way different tail and nose treatments and each was identifiable from a distance front and rear.

Plymouth cars only had the one front end treatment with the exception of the "Sport Fury's" thin little red, white and blue bar in the grill (Sport Suburban had the same bar) FuryI, Fury II shared the same tail end, Fury and Sport Fury shared tail ends.

Dodge and Chrysler shared subframes----Plymouth had it's own subframe, due to the small block engine that was not available in the Dodge or Chrysler

68-----the last year that a manual transmission was offered in these cars

Yep----I like these cars

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